In 1876, at age 24, Dr. John Harvey Kellogg became the staff physician at the Battle Creek Sanitarium, a position he would hold for 62 years. His surgical skill was admired by the Doctors Mayo.

It was the bowel that got Kellogg’s undivided medical attention. Ninety percent of all illness, he would calmly explain, originated in the stomach and bowel. “The putrefactive changes which recur in the undigested residues of flesh foods” were to blame, he explained.

After performing over 20,000 colon surgeries, Dr. Kellogg said that he never saw a healthy colon.

Dr. Kellogg was a vegetarian, and advocated low calorie diets. He developed peanut butter, granola, and toasted flakes.

His “Cornflake” idea, one of several “health foods” he developed over time, was taken by his brother Will and formed the base of the Kellogg’s cereal empire. Dr. Kellogg wanted nothing to do with this destruction of his invention and became livid when the Kellogg’s company started sugar-coating the flakes.

A lawsuit ensued and the two brothers never spoke again. For “some” reason, neither the Kellogg’s Cereal Company or the historical keepers of the name of Dr. Kellogg like to mention this.

Do you know why Dr. Kellogg got so angry when his brother added sugar coating to his cornflakes? When sugar is mixed with starch (ie; cereal), it turns to alcohol – which sends the pancreas on a roller coaster ride and affects our emotions. Just think of kids and too many cookies and you’ll know exactly what we mean!

Here’s an interesting tidbit… ice cream only contains 37% sugar, while most sugar coated breakfast cereals contain over 50% sugar. Breakfast, anyone?.